What do the birth certificates of her children say about their parentage? On 18 Aug 2012, at 15:21, David Railton wrote: > Mary Fletcher CLARKE was born at Runcorn in 1847. She was of a Liverpool > family - her father was temporarily working there at that time. > > > > > I next find her in the 1881 census living at Garden Lane, Everton. She is > shown as Mary F Lewis and described as married and 'wife'. With her are her > 3 children: Harry Lewis b1871, Mabel Sara Lewis born 1873 and Mary Lewis > born 1880. There is a Mary Lewis of about the right age living in Liverpool > as a lodger. She is described as an unmarried seamstress. I have no reason > to suppose it is her but if it was it would not take my search any further. > > > > In the 1891 census she is living with her children at Lower Bebington and is > described as a widow. In 1901 she is living with her son in Wallasey. In > 1911 she is with her daughter in Peterborough. The 1911 census states that > she had married 23 years previously which implies about 1868. > > > > Mary died at Wallasey in 1935. Her death certificate describes her as the > widow of Henry Charles Lewis, a cotton broker. I cannot find any reference > to Charles in the census and I can't find a record of his birth or death. I > also can't find a record of a marriage of their marriage. > > > > > David Railton >

Anne, No record of the births have been found with the name Lewis or Clarke. David -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Anne Peat Sent: 18 August 2012 15:38 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ENG-LIV] Brick wall - looking for suggestions What do the birth certificates of her children say about their parentage? On 18 Aug 2012, at 15:21, David Railton wrote: > Mary Fletcher CLARKE was born at Runcorn in 1847. She was of a > Liverpool family - her father was temporarily working there at that time. > > > > > I next find her in the 1881 census living at Garden Lane, Everton. She > is shown as Mary F Lewis and described as married and 'wife'. With her > are her > 3 children: Harry Lewis b1871, Mabel Sara Lewis born 1873 and Mary > Lewis born 1880. There is a Mary Lewis of about the right age living > in Liverpool as a lodger. She is described as an unmarried seamstress. > I have no reason to suppose it is her but if it was it would not take my search any further. > > > > In the 1891 census she is living with her children at Lower Bebington > and is described as a widow. In 1901 she is living with her son in > Wallasey. In > 1911 she is with her daughter in Peterborough. The 1911 census states > that she had married 23 years previously which implies about 1868. > > > > Mary died at Wallasey in 1935. Her death certificate describes her as > the widow of Henry Charles Lewis, a cotton broker. I cannot find any > reference to Charles in the census and I can't find a record of his > birth or death. I also can't find a record of a marriage of their marriage. > > > > > David Railton > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Admin Message - List guidelines: http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/AdminMessage.htm The list admin can be contacted at [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message